Mackinaw 2011

We enjoyed a weekend in Mackinaw with my sister and her family.
We brought the bikes and rode around the island. Even the little ones made it. They traded off between the bike and the trailer.

BFF's!

Turned out to be a beautiful day!

On the way home we stopped at Hartwick Pines. They are very large trees.
Ella shows how to be a big tree:)

Very nice weekend!

Up in the air

So I can't say that I've conquered my fear of flying, but it certainly helped!
It only took 3 pilots with over 4,000 combined hours of flight time to get me in the plane:)

It was beautiful!

This and That

A little of this and a little of that...

Ella had her first day of 3-school!! Of course she had her princess back pack!



Our wonderful friend Trisha who has been watching Ella since she was 6 weeks old! Thank You Trisha!



Enjoying one of the last warm days at the beach and in Lake Michigan. What an adorable little surfer girl :) Thumbs up dude :)


This is what Ella called a 'sand'which.

August Camping

We had a wonderful camping weekend in August. The weather was amazing!! Thanks to wonderful friends, we were able to camp in a pop-up!

Go Kart ride!! We beat Peter - Hehehe :)

We also took a dune ride and stopped at Lake Michigan. The vehicle had a flat tire, so we were able to climb a dune while we waited.


After the ride, Peter and Ella took a quick dip in the waves, then we ran up and down the dune.


Ella made a train with the camping chairs to eat her breakfast - banana and chocolate milk.

Ella made a lot of different things with the wood. This creation is titled "New York". Good thing Peter and I can cut wood on 90 degree angles, or this would be titled "Falling New York".

Our last adventure of the weekend was Michigan's Adventure. Thanks to our wonderful friends, Peter Ella and I had a fantastic day at the park. When we asked Ella what her favorite thing was, she said she couldn't pick just one because they were all so fun!